The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-28
THE TARIFF.
An Able Discussion OF the Iniquities OF
the Protective Syetem.

MIN .he oPoi"'oha :" PN
sents, IN proportion 10 is sighlncahce, 80
slight q meaning NJ the little word tariff
Although the discussion OF the "tarin"
lac occnpied n share nj nublic attention
u.a..l - ~, .,oo,or
uu'ihs "" ""e 'f''' W. So
than, that gwen any one Oh 'ho quostiohs
which have aroused the universal ex-
cited feeling Of the people, and mrayed
sections and parties in angry controversy,
a. LIZ, has hnoa a. tata hold cf tLn
'"0 s"'yNN
popular ~nhaeih"eon IN uesfeo aPP'"''",
ing its actual relation 10 inc business u
bosoms OF men. The Georgian who, for
,he sake of hospitality. submitted 10 every
,,ornor from lie mcs, until having RI.
,n' ~. 49,,
uuoc" une Vo"hiN"y W WV, INV ~
,egan 'dellDofa~iy 10 tAS ABOUT lhe
tariff'Lwhen lac was promptly elected
nfTords a humorous and not entirely eNag.
remtcd illustration Of the aversion with
which A large class of citizens turns away
from what il regards M beyond ordinary
COMPREHENSION.
Yet no single function Of government
refers SO directly and 80 incessantly TO the
personal affairs Of men, women and chill.
drn as The mower Ia tax applied 10 the
taxation OF foreign commodities, and, Us Il
shall be the purpose Of this paper to show,
no question Is simpler Of elucidation when
s,rinped of the sophisms that invest II. and
reduced 10 the dimensions Of "a business
Transaction between the government and
its citizens. which ~ a matter OF fact il is,
no more and no less.
The natural right Of man to dispose Of
lis handiwork as he plcascs, subject alone
10 the public necessity, IL unqucslioncd.
In ancient Zines no limitations were sct
upon this individual freedom of trade. The
theory of restriction, as il il known 10 the
European world, and advocated In the
United States, Is of comparatively modern
growth. having it's origin In the need of
money 10 mnintain the Increasing cost uf
monarchy, aud n mistaken belief on the
part OF %mercantilisnI which succeeded the
icudalism Of the middle ages that artificial
restraints set ON commence somehow AZ.
fccted the currency, AMI would keep
money ut home. The war Of the
American revolution VIA the direct
consequence Of the policy OF restriction
established by Grai IIriiain over her col
onies. and 80 fixed w.s the adherence To
that nolicy. with lis urrsrtiptiyc rights and
preferred claSs,g, ia taxation oi the manv
Tor The benefit oil the few. that, after the
establishment of tho po,rrnment of the
limited States. England declined our pro.
nnsnl Ia institute frcc trade between tho
Two countric.. In those days IL was not
nretendcd that restriction protected the
NNorl. peoplc. IA was nm txcluiyc IRE.
mga,iye OF Inc -nrisiortary. who had no
motive 10 conceal It's actual operation and
Effect i'm securing tn them the FUN adyant-
nw of The monopnlics thcy cnioycd by
reason of ROYAL favor. i'm which Tie masses
al mankind hal no mart nor LOT.
Tho exposurc and overthrow Of the
uonetary crror. which ml-led the mer-
chants. did NOT destroy the dogma Of 10.
.iriciion II had brought into b,iur.
Pounded In Inc sclf,hnrss and ayarico of
man tbat Jncma has sought successive
,sints Of rrfryc aud Jrienar. ps eNprrirnce
has demonstrated iis i~nllacics and rom.
,rllcd n to p.,r,at frnm -nntcnnblc posi.
Mons. In America Nc are chiefly con.
,.yn.l Win tL, in,,nss,nn,bs hu.
,IisrloleJ Ia us Juring ur,rly ID century ol
srcrinl nlrndin,.
m. truth I. ihnt pr,,rr,ion IN America
6ul. a. I'VE tr..le an FnslenI hns
Wrought what waa claimed Cor IA and ex
IWrlrI Ul IN NN rs IEiIfIaIUa ~ Mll fnf
s~Stinction % panrcrism. Nor will thought.
ful men look 10 any theory of legislation
ar nlnu Of rpyrrum.nt 10 ,n that ~ lonp
~ there nm. Inequalities in human chnmc.
trr th,y will show themselves Ina human
conditions. Tie frugal man will save
whilst the thfiftl,ss man WASTES hiz sub.
tiancc. anil 10 the end oi time IA,
pvapls Of s1ir,,ty and skill will b,
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i~uclpacit, and siudh An that states
mon can do IA Ia consider What IL rich.
and what IA last. md contrasting opposit,
uolirics and s,ttcna with the assistancr o
collected information. follow the iuiuuc
ton Oi Paul, aud ''hold that which
rood.n goyrmmput - mnrr or loss
rompnmise. and too much IN vision
NAV moi bs Uauiul ot II. Hut wtar an,
fvc men ghould have A care That IL com
lmml.s are iusi 10 an. and not, thl
aHincrs 81 ~p.lfintcrcsa and cla- intens,
discussed as ph~ilanthmpists.
Il,0a, Who demand The revision Of on
var tariff. the reduction n to- duties. an.
The riofm oi iis abu~s do not dcc,iv
themsclyc-. and have no wish To- dupo IN
pennlc int the notion that the siupl
iiyb,iny of "A Nuny. however great.
pvSine 10 Wotk a miu,clc IN tho state II IA
country. converting an ln.hmhn Into
S~g,chman. an Eii.rplan INTO an Anglo
Saxon. and extracting funleams irir
cncumbcts Th,y dram oi mo- utoria
They advance No ,isiopnt, ihenri.s The
arr Al ono, uructi,nl In th,ir aim
ami c-on-.nniiy, Nm tbrit m.thoI,
Tbcv min, ,o he ryr,ss n rr,cnu
Nunny fr,m no ncople as a pr,,, /,
needles and tb,rsiorr unjust iaNaiior
Tb,v p,int Ia Inti,s L,,i,d nth,r rp,
,h" ,rcr".,rr. oi ht, u,n an h. i'm,